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Filter Values in MultiSelects Sharing the Same Data
Updated on Sep 8, 2026
Environment
| Product | Progress® Kendo UI® MultiSelect for jQuery |
| Operating System | Windows 10 64bit |
| Visual Studio Version | Visual Studio 2017 |
| Preferred Language | JavaScript |
Description
How can I filter the values of two Kendo UI widgets, which share the same data, based on user selection?
Solution
The following example demonstrates how to achieve the desired scenario.
<select id="multiselect1">
</select>
<br />
<select id="multiselect2">
</select>
<script>
var initialData = [{id:1, name: "item1"}, {id:2, name: "item2"}, {id:3, name: "item3"}];
function distinctValues(values) {
return initialData.filter(function(current){
return values.filter(function(initial){
return initial == current.id
}).length == 0
});
}
$("#multiselect1").kendoMultiSelect({
dataSource: initialData,
dataTextField: "name",
dataValueField: "id",
change: function() {
var ms2 = $("#multiselect2").getKendoMultiSelect();
var values = distinctValues(this.value());
ms2.dataSource.data(values);
}
});
$("#multiselect2").kendoMultiSelect({
dataTextField: "name",
dataValueField: "id",
dataSource: initialData,
change: function() {
var ms1 = $("#multiselect1").getKendoMultiSelect();
var values = distinctValues(this.value());
ms1.dataSource.data(values);
}
});
</script>